Medica is a nonprofit health plan with more than a million members that serves communities in Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Missouri, and beyond. We deliver personalized health care experiences and partner closely with providers to ensure members are genuinely cared for.
We're a team that owns our work with accountability, makes data-driven decisions, embraces continuous learning, and celebrates collaboration — because success is a team sport. It's our mission to be there in the moments that matter most for our members and employees. Join us in creating a community of connected care, where coordinated, quality service is the norm and every member feels valued.
The Healthcare Analyst III is a strategic analytics partner within Medica’s Trend Analytics team, supporting a single Line of Business (LOB). This role is responsible for connecting financial performance to actionable analytics and identifying opportunities to reduce medical expenses. The ideal candidate brings intense curiosity, strong analytical acumen, and consultative communication skills to influence decision-making and drive affordability.
Key Accountabilities
- Act as a subject matter expert on healthcare analytics, providing advanced guidance on the interpretation and application of complex medical and pharmacy data
- Translate financial performance into actionable insights that inform business decisions and strategic initiatives
- Lead the development of analytic frameworks that support business strategies, affordability initiatives, and operational performance improvement
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to translate business questions into analytic approaches aligned with strategic goals
- Explore data with curiosity and rigor to identify emerging trends, risks, and opportunities
- Serve as a key liaison between analytics and business teams, ensuring that insights are actionable, relevant, and integrated into decision-making processes
- Ensure data integrity and consistency across reporting and analytic outputs
- Respond to ad hoc analysis requests with timely, accurate, and insightful deliverables
- Support internal teams with data interpretation, metric development, and performance tracking
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams across the broader business
- Present findings to executive leaders, tailoring insights to strategic priorities
- Employ best practices in storytelling and visualization to drive engagement and understanding
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in related field
- 5 years of work experience beyond degree
Preferred Qualif